2-(1-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl)ethyl)-2-oxazoline

ABSTRACT

Novel halo-oxazolines, processes of making them, processes of making oxazoline derivatives of aryl alkanoic acids and the acids themselves, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and uses of the acids and their oxazoline derivatives are described.

United States Patent Kozlik 1 Aug. 26, 1975 2-( l-(2-FLUORO-4-BIPHENYLYL)ETHYL)- [56] References Cited Z-OXAZOLINE UNITED STATES PATENTS [75] Inventor: Antonin Kozlik, Clifton Grove, 3,726,893 4/l973 Chen et al. 260/307 F E l d 3,737,408 6/1973 Hunsucker 260/47 CP [73] Assignee: The Boots Company Limited, OTHER PUBLICATIONS Nottingham, England Shirley, Organic Chemistry," Holt, Rinehart and Filed: g 1972 Winston, New York (1964), pp. 206-207.

Appl. No.: 282,509

Foreign Application Priority Data Aug. 25, l97l United Kingdom 39939/7l U.S. CL... 260/307 F; 260/243 B; 260/2475 R; 260/293.67; 260/296 R; 260/999 Int. Cl C07 d 263/10 Field of Search 260/243 B, 247.5 R, 293.67, 260/296 R, 307 F Primary Examiner-G. Thomas Todd Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Lawrence Rosen; E. Janet Berry 4 Claims, No Drawings l 2-(l-(2-FLUORO-4-BIPHENYLYL)ETHYL)-2- OXAZOLINE This invention relates to derivatives of oxazoline.

It is known that a large number of arylalkanoic acids possess anti-inflammatory activity and this invention relates to, inter alia. a method of preparing such acids. to novel intermediates therefor and to a method of preparing the intermediates.

According to the invention. there are provided compounds of formula I in which R,, is hydrogen and R,, is hydrogen or alkyl or R,, and

R together are methylene;

R,. and R,, are the same or different and are alkyl or aryl or together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a carbocyclic ring and Ar is an aryl group. These oxazoline derivatives are intermediates in the preparation of arylalkanoic acids having antiinflammatory activity.

The Ar group is generally a substituted phenyl of formula in which n is an integer of I to 4. preferably l or 2, and Q is the same or different and is selected from alkyl, e.g. methyl. ethyl. propyl. butyl (especially isobutyl). pentyl. branched hexyl and heptyl; aralkyl cg. benzyl'. alkenyl cg. allyl and propenyl; cycloalkyl eg, C to C and especially cyclohexyl; alkyl substituted cycloalkyl; cycloalkenyl eg, cyclohexenyl; alkoxy eg, methoxy. isopropoxy. aralkoxy cg. benzyloxy; alkenyloxy cg allyloxy and hutenyloxy; cycloalkoxy cg, cyclohexyloxy; cycloalkenyloxy; alkylthio eg. propyltl'iio and n-butylthio; aralkylthio'. alkcnylthio; cycloalkylthio; cycloalkenylthio; haloalkyl cg. trifluoromethyl; halogen cg. fluorine. chlorine and bromine; nitro. cyano. alkylamino. dialkylamino. substituted and unsubstituted pyridyl. piperidyl. furyl. morpholino. thiamorpholino. pyrrolinyl. pyrrolidinyl. pyrrolyl. thienyl. or two groups together form a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring. which rings may be aromatic. or 0. when u is l. is

wherein A is O -S, CO. -CONH,

NR or SO NR,, in which R, is hydrogen or alkyl and R and R are the same or different and are hydrogen or have the meanings previously given for 0. eg. alkyl. alkoxy or halogen.

A particularly suitable group of compounds are those in which the substituent, or one of the substituents. Q

is in the 4position. eg, when Q is optionally substituted phenyl as described above. is alkyl. cg. isobutyl. or cycloalkyl. cg. cyc lohexyl. Preferred compounds are those in which Ar is wherein R is hydrogen, R is hydrogen or fluorine and R is fluorine. or wherein R R,-,. R are individually selected from fluorine. chlorine and bromine, preferably at least two of R R and R being fluorine and the third either fluorine or chlorine.

Examples of carbocyclic groups that may be formed by two Q groups include benzo groups which may also be substituted. Heterocyclic groups include. for exam ple. benzothiazino. which may also be substituted.

The preferred value of R,, is hydrogen or C, alkyl. preferably methyl.

The groups R,. and R are preferably C alkyl. eg. methyl or ethyl. Generally they are both methyl but they may be. for example. both ethyl or one methyl and one ethyl. They can also be aryl, usually phenyl or substituted phenyl.

Typical of suitable substituted phenyl groups are those defined and listed above for Ar. If R and R,, form a carbocyclic ring with the carbon atom to which they are attached it usually has 4 to 10, preferably 5 to 8 and most preferably 5 to 7 ring carbon atoms. cg, cyclo hcxyl.

A particularly preferred group of compounds are those compounds of formula H in which R is alkyl and each of the rings A and B may optionally contain one or more substitucnts.

Generally at least ring B is substituted and typical suhstituents are selected from fluorine. chlorine. bromine, alkyl and alkoxy of up to seven carbon atoms. R is generally methyl.

Examples of typical compounds of the invention are the 4.4-dimethyl-2-oxazolines described hereinafter in the examples as well as the following.

ArMgX lll s with a compound of formula [V in which X and Y are the same or different and are selected from iodine. bromine and chlorine. and in which Ar. R R,,, R,. and R,, are as defined herein, or

b. reacting a compound of formula Ar-Li with a compound of formula IV as defined above, or

c. reacting a compound of formula Ar-Y with a compound of formula wherein Z is Li or MgX and X. Y, AI. R". R,,. R... R,, and Ar are as defined above.

d. reacting a compound of formula with aminoalcohol of the formula wherein Ar. R. R! R, and R, are as defined above, or

e. alkylating a compound of formula I in which R,, is

hydrogen to form a compound of formula I in which R,,

We are unaware of any process ever having been proposed that corresponds to or resembles process (a) above and we find surprisingly that that process can easily be operated to give good yields.

In some cases when carrying out the preparation of the oxazoline derivatives. especially by process (a) above, yields obtained are higher when on the carbon carrying the halogen in compound IV there are two hydrogen atoms. Thus when it is desired to obtain a compound of formula I in which R,, is alkyl it may be desirable to alkylate a compound of formula I in which R,,

is hydrogen. This may be carried out. for example, by treating the compound of formula l with a lithium alkyl compound and then with a compound R,,Z in which R is the desired lower alkyl and Z is chlorine. bromine or iodine. Suitably the lithium alkyl may be lithium butyl R i H T Ni'- (H,

(H;, R 9 R 8 R lo 1 R" R R'" R R-' :H;, F F F H H TH F F (I H H TH, F ('I F H H :H. (I F F H H 15 TH H F H F H TH F H (I H H .H (I F H H H TH McO F H H H TH H H H H F H; H Mu H H H 0 H;. H Br H H H H;, McS H H H H H;. Ft H H H H H (F H H H H H, NO H H H H l Mc H H H H 1 M00 H H H H F F H H H I F H F H H l H F F H H I F F (l H H I F (I F H H l (I F F H H l f' F H H H: (H-( i H H Z-fluorophcnoxy H F phenoxy H H phenoxy H phcnoxy H H H cyclohexyl H Cl cyclohcxyl H H t-hutyl H H hutoxy H chloro allyloxy 5 CH; phcnox H (H F phonon (H H anilinu i lk l (H H Z-fluoroanllmo CH H Z-chlorophenoxy CH Cl allyloxy CH H bcnzoyl (.H; hen/oyl H (H cyclohexyl H CH fluoro N-pyrrolyl CH H N-pyrrolyl CH H isopropoxy (H1 H cyclopuntyl s H1 F isohutyl 5 (H Cl isnbutyl (l-l H Lhutyl all the specifically disclosed compounds one or 1 methyl groups may be replaced by ethyl. Examof such com pounds include 2-[ l-( Z-fl uoro-4- ienylyllethyll-4.4-diethyl-Z-oxazoline and 2-[ H2- ro-4biphenylyl )ethyl l-4-ethyl-4-methyl-2- zoline.

he invention also provides a process for the prepam of the oxazoline derivatives which comprises reacting a compound of formula Ill and R,,Z is generally methyl iodide.

The particularly preferred compounds may most advantageously be prepared by reacting a compound of formula V in which X and Y are the same or different and are selected from iodine. bromine and chlorine and in which and R are as defined.

The reaction for producing the oxazoline derivative by process (a) is generally carried out in an aprotic medium. preferably an ether. for example tetrahydrofuran. diethyl ether or a mixture of these. The reaction is generally carried out at a temperature of -2()C. to +l(lllC.. preferably lC. to 70C. In some cases a catalyst may advantageously be employed, for example in an amount oftHll to 1 molar per cent of the magnesium compound. It is preferable that the catalyst is one which is soluble in the reaction medium. Suitable catalysts include transition metal compounds. for example compounds (especially complexes) of silver. copper or iron.

Similar conditions may also be used for processes (b) and (e For process (d) similar solvents and temperatures can be used. but the temperature is preferably to +2UC.

The invention also provides a process for obtaining acids of formula Vll or an ester thereof in which Ar. R and R are as previously defined which comprises subjecting to hydrolysis or alcoholysis an oxazoline derivative described above.

Hydroylsis may be carried out by a conventional method. c.g.. by the use of an acid or an alkali in water. in an organic reaction medium or in a mixture thereof. The temperature may be. for example. [5 to 150C. Preferably the hydrolysis is conducted by refluxing in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide or a mineral acid in the presence of a lower alkanol.

Acids of formula Vlll or an ester thereof in which are previously defined. may thus be obtained by hydrolysis or alcoholysis of the corresponding oxazoline derivative. The acids may optionally be converted to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or if desired into an amide or other active derivative.

The oxazoline derivatives disclosed herein. as well as being useful as intermediates in the preparation of the arylalkanoic acids and their derivatives, also possess anti-inflammatory activity as well as analgesic and antipyretic activity.

The therapeutic activity of the com pounds is assessed in various species and compared with the activity of aspirin.

For example the anti-inflammatory activity is determined in the test described by Adams and Cobb. Numre. 1958. 18]. 773. The activity of the test compounds is compared with that of aspirin against ultraviolet light induced erythema on the depilated skin of guinea pigs.

The analgesic activity of the compounds is determined in the rat using a modification of the technique described by Randall and Selitto. Arc/i. int. P/iurmucvrlyn, l957, l l l. 409. In this technique the analge' sic effect of the drugs is compared with aspirin by determining the increase in pain threshold when pressure is applied to the inflamed foot.

The anti-pyretic effect is determined in rats in which the body temperature has been raised by a subcutaneous injection of a yeast suspension. Comparison of the compounds under test was made with graded doses of aspirin.

The invention thus provides therapeutic compositions comprising oxazoline derivatives of formula I described herein.

The invention still further provides therapeutic compositions comprising the aryl alkanoic acids and esters and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and amides. obtained as described herein.

All the therapeutic compositions comprise a pharma eeutically acceptable diluent or carrier. The compositions preferably contain 0.] to 9071 by weight of the active compounds.

Preferred compositions of the invention are compositions for oral administration. and these are the conventional pharmaceutical forms for such administration. such as for example tablets. capsules. lozenges. powders. effervescent granules. syrups and aqueous and oily suspensions. The cxcipients used in the preparation of these compositions are the excipients of the pharmacists art. Thus in the preparation of tablets. typical exeipients include disintegrating agents. e.g.. maize starch and lubricating agents. e.g. magnesium stearate. In the preparation of capsules. standard gelatin capsules may be used containing the active ingredient alone or admixed with a diluent. The liquid compositions may comprise as cxcipients water and sucrose to provide syrups. water. dispersing agents and suspending agents. eg. sodium carboxymethylcellulose to provide aqueous suspensions. and a non-toxic oil. cg. a vegetable oil such as arachis oil and a suspending agent to provide oily suspensions.

Other preferred compositions of the invention are compositions for rectal administration. and these are the conventional pharmaceutical forms for such administration. such as for example suppositories with fatty glyceride or polyethylene glycol bases.

Compositions for topical use are the conventional pharmaceutical forms for such application. such as aintments. creams and lotions. Ointments and creams may be water miscible or waterimmiscible in character .llld include emulsions prepared from emulsifying waxes and oils and those prepared from water miscible polyethylene glycols. Lotions may comprise a solution in an aliphatic alcohol with l 4 carbon atoms which may contain a small proportion of water.

Compositions for parenteral administration are the :onventional pharmaceutical forms for such administration. for example sterile suspensions in aqueous or .iily media or sterile solutions in propylene glycol.

In some formulations it may be beneficial to use the :ompounds of the invention in the form of particles of very small size. such as for example. as obtained by fluid energy milling. e.g.. micronizing.

The products of the present invention may of course we employed in combination with other active anti- .nllammatory agents. analgesics. and antipyretic .igents. or with other drugs.

The invention also provides a method of treating inflammatory. painful or feverish conditions in humans J! animals which comprises administering a pharmazeutically acceptable dose of the previously described therapeutic compositions.

The optimum dose rate varies with the route of administration. and with the particular compound but iormally lies within the range 0.014 50 mg. of active :ompound [kg/day. more usually 0.035 35 ngjkg/day. The unit dose of active compound may vary from 0.5 mg. to 500 mg; for oral administration :he dosage rate is preferably 0.5 mg. to 3 g. per subject oer day.

The starting materials offormula lV used for prepar- .ng the oxazoline derivatives are themselves novel com- JOUfldS. Preferably R, and R, are both alkyl e.g.. nethyl and R,, is either hydrogen or methyl.

The compounds may be prepared as follows (for the vhanolamine. or l-amino-l-hydroxymethyl cyclohexme or Z-amino-Z.Z-diphenyl-ethanol] with a com- )ound CF =CR,,Y. in which R,, is hydrogen or lower altyl. preferably methyl. and Y is halo. or with an a-ha oalkanoic acid. eg. Z-halopropionic or haloacetic icid. or its acid halide. anhydride or activated ester hereof. or

b. by halogenating a compound of formula IV in NhlCh Y is hydrogen.

These processes can be carried out in the presence of in inert organic solvent. e.g.. a chlorinated hydrocarfit bon a. .empcrature from to 200C. eg. at from C up to reflu\ temperaturev The halogentnion may be carried out by treatment. preferabf. at such a temperature and in such a solvent. with a conventional N-haloamide or N haloimide halogenating agent in conventional manner. Typical reagents are N-haloaeetamides. N-halosuccinimides and N halophthalimides.

When Y is chlorine. the halogenation may be carried out by treatment with chlorine in a conventional inert solvent such as a chlorinated hydrocarbon e.g.. carbon tetrachloride. This generally yields initially a mixture of some of the required product and a number of noncyclic chlorinated products: treatment (eg. refluxing) of this mixture with solid alkali metal hydroxide in finely-divided form in a non-polar solvent e.g.. benzene results in cyclisation of some of the non-cyclic com pounds taking place to give good yields of the required compound.

When Y is iodine, the halogenation may be carried out by means of an alkali metal hypoiodite. which is conveniently prepared by mixing iodine. an alkali metal iodide and an alkali metal hydroxide in water. Halogenation may be effected in an organic or aqueous organic solvent. at any suitable temperature. e.g.. l0 to 50C preferably about C.

It will be appreciated that. those compounds of formulae I. ll. lV. VI. Vll and VIII which possess an asymmetric carbon atom are ordinarily present in the form of a reaeemic mixture. The resolution of such racemates may be carried out by any conventional method and the separated optically active stereoisomers form part of the present invention.

The invention is illustrated in the following examples in which parts and percentages are by weight. unless otherwise stated.

EXAMPLE I Preparation of 2-[ l-( 2 fluoro-4-biphenylyl l-ethyl ]-4,4-dimethyl2 oxazoline A mixture of magnesium (l.7 g.). tetrahydrofuran 10 ml). a few drops of a solution made by dissolving 4-bromo-2-fluorobipbenyl 17 g.) in tetrahydrofuran ml) and a few drops of bromine were allowed to react for a few minutes. The remainder of the 4bromo- Z-fluorobiphenyl solution was then added with stirring at a rate sufficient to maintain a reaction temperature of 50 C.. and after addition was complete. the reaction mixture was kept at 60C. for a further 30 minutes. The mixture was then cooled to 0C. and there added to it dropwise with stirring 2-( l bromoethyl)-4.4-dimethyl-2-oxa2oline 18.5 g); the reaction mixture was maintained at 0 5C. during this addition. The resulting mixture was then refluxed for 2 hours. after which time the solvent was evaporated and the residue mixed with water. The product was isolated in ether and distilled to give 2-[ l-( 2-lluoro-4- biphenylyhethyll -4.4-dimethyl-Z-oxazoline. b.p. [66 loit Cv'lll mm.

ln a similar manner the following 4.4 dimethyl-2- oxazolines are prepared.

'l'hc liillon are compounds are also prepared in a similar manner LXAMPi l 1) Preparation of l i l l nilicuil lictli ll l l dlmeth .l l oxa/oime 'i -i lllll ttl tll il'l' lllil l roniide i (1.85 g. ll mole! in dry ether l i nil )was added dropwise to a stirred sus pension of lithium shot (084 g.. 0.12 g. atom) in dry ether ml) under nitrogen. The first few drops were added at room temperature to start the reaction, the remainder of the addition was carried out at IUC.

After the addition the mixture was stirred at 0 to 10C. for 2 hours. The ethereal hutyl lithium was filtered under nitrogen into a droppingfunnel and added dropwise to a solution of 2-(4-hiphenylylmethyl)-4,4- dimethyloxazoline (973 g, 0.035 mole) in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml] under nitrogen at 0 to 5C. During the addition. the colour of the reaction mixture turned deep red-brown; minutes after the addition, a yellow solid precipitated. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours before cooling in ice and adding a solution of methyl iodide (7.l g., 0.05 mole} in ether l5 ml dropwise, at 0 to 2C. Stirring was continued overnight at room temperature The dark red reaction colour lightened to pale brown during this per iod, A solution oi ammonium chloride [0 g: in water (30 ml) was added dropwise to the mixture which was cooled in ice and the resulting mixture was extracted with cther 'acetone The extracts were washed with sodium thiosulphate solution, dried. evaporated and dis tilled to give 'l-ll l4-hiphen lyllethyll4 4dimethyl 2-UXil7UllHC hp, i72 l7o C/l mm EXAMPI .F. 30

Preparation oi 2-( Z-fluoro4-hiphenylyl |-propionic acid Concentrated hydrochloric acid (20 ml.) was added dropwise with stirring to a suspension oi Z-I l(2 lluoro-4hiphenylyl lethyl1-4.4-dimethyl2-tutazoline (l2 g.) in water ml) The resulting mixture was then refluxed for 1 hour cooled and the product isolated in methylene chloride The methylene chloride solution was extracted with 2.5)? aqueous potassium carbonate. the aqueous extract acidified with dilute hy drochloric acid, and the product again isolated in meth' ylenc chloridev Evaporation to dryness and recr stalli nation of the residue from petroleum ether, hp llti C. gave 'l-lZ-flutiro-4-hiphenylyll-propionic acid, nip. llil l l 1C.

EXAMPLE 3| hrtintoliluorohiphenyl and evaporated and concentrated hydrochloric acid (20 ml: was added dropwise with stirring to the residue suspended in water (40 llll, 'lhc resulting mixture was reflu\ed for l hour: 1 he isolation procedure of Exanr pic 30 was then followed to gite ltl-lluoro-l hiphenyl lipropionic acid nip Elll l l 1%.

liXAMll if 32 in a similar manner to that described in l-sample 31 the oxa'nilincs ol lixaniples e :H are li drol sed to give the corresponding acids, having the melting points as shoun in the following 'lahle Preparation of 2-( l-bromoethyl14,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline N-Bromosuccinimide (35.6 g. was added portion ise during 2 hours to a stirred. refluxing solution of -ethyl4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline (25.5 g.) in carbon trachloride (200 ml.). Refluxing with stirring was mtinued for a further 5 hours. the mixture was oled. and the precipitated succinimide was removed filtration. The filtrate was evaporated and the resi- J distilled to give 2-( l-bromoethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2- tazoline. b.p. 73 -74C./l(l mm.

EXAMPLE 34 Preparation of 2-( l-iodoethyl )-4.4-dimethyl-Z-oxazoline A solution of iodine (50.8 g. potassium iodide (31.6 and potassium hydroxide (22.5 g.) in water (200 ll.) was mixed with a solution of 2-ethyl-4A-dimethyloxazoline (25.5 g.) in methylene chloride 150 ml. he resulting mixture was stirred vigorously overnight, 1d then the methylene chloride layer was separated 1d evaporated. Distillation of the residue gave 2-( doethyl)-4.4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline, b.p. 78 8l)C./6

EXAMPLE 35 Preparation of 4-hromo-2-fluorobiphenyl 4-Bromo-Z-fluorobiphenyl was prepared as follows. -Amino-4-bromobiphenyl (32.5 g.) in tetrahydro min (38 ml.) was cooled to 5C. and hydrofluoroboric :id I 17 ml. of 4271) was added portionwise. To the urry so obtained there was added dropwise with stirng sodium nitrite [0.3 g.) in water 15.6 ml. the rection mixture being maintained below 5C. After stirng for a further hour. the diazonium fluoroborate was ollected. washed with hydrofluoroboric acid 100 ml. f 5% methanol/ether I00 mL; 1:4). and ether and as then dried in vacuo. The solid so obtained susended in xylene (230 ml.) was warmed until decomosition commenced and was then refluxed for mintes. After cooling. the reaction mixture was poured on i iced dilute sodium hydroxide solution. The xylene lyer was separated, the xylene removed by distillation, nd the residue distilled to give 4-bromo-2- uorobiphenyl. b.p. 106 l()9C./(l.6 mm.

EXAMPLE 36 No. 5 hard gelatin capsules are prepared each containing the following.

dimethyl-Z-oxuyolinc 5 mg. lactose 95 mg.

lb] I-[ l-( l-l'luorol-biphcnylyllcthyll-JA dimethyl2-oxazoline 5 mg calcium phosphate 5 mg. mai/c starch mg.

EXAMPLE 37 The following mixture was formed into tablets in conventional manner. each tablet containing 5 mg. of active ingredient.

Parts 2-! l-( 2-tluoro-4-biphcnyly l )ethyl l-4.4

dimcthyl-Z-oxaloline 5 maive starch 3U lactose I64 magnesium stearate l EXAMPLE 38 Suppositories weighing 1 g. and containing 5 mg. of 2-[ l-(2fluoro-4-biphenyly])ethyl1-4.4-dimethyl-2- oxazoline are prepared in a conventional manner using a base consisting of polyethylene glycol 4t|l)(l 33' polyethylene glycol mo 47% water 2091' Compositions similar to those described in Examples 36 to 38 are prepared containing as active ingredient other compounds of the invention.

EXAMPLE 39 Preparation of 2-( l-bromoethyl )-4 4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline A solution of Z-bromopropionyl bromide (90 g.) in methylene chloride (20!) ml.) was added dropwise with stirring to a solution of Z-amino-Z-methylpropan-l-ol (35 g.) in methylene chloride (200 ml.) at 5C. over a period of 2 hours. Stirring was continued for another one half hour and the white solid which formed (hydrobromide of the aminoalcohol) was filtered off. The filtrate was evaporated and benzene (50 ml.) was added to the residue. The mixture was then refluxed with azeotropic removal of water for 20 hours. Benzene was distilled off and the residue distilled to give 2-( lbromoethyl)-4.4-dimethyl-Z-oxazoline. b.p. 73 -74C./l0 mm.

I claim:

1. Compounds having the formula Iii Z-oxazoline. 

1. COMPOUNDS HAVING THE FORMULA 2-R5,4-R4,2''-R6,4''-((4-RC,4-RD-2-OXAZOLIN-2-YL)-CH(-CH3)-)BIPHENYL IN WHICH R4 IS HYDROGEN, R5 IS HYDROGEN OR FLUORINE, R6 IS FLUORINE AND RC AND RD ARE SAME OR DIFFERENT AND ARE C1-C7 ALKYL.
 2. Compounds according to claim 1 wherein Rc and Rd are methyl.
 3. 2-(1-(2,2''-difluoro-4-biphenylyl)ethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline.
 4. 2-(1-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) ethyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline. 